Bull: Michael Weatherly on the Future of the CBS Series

by Jessica Pena, January 2, 2017

Are you watching Bull? Recently, star Michael Weatherly spoke with TVLine about the future of the CBS TV series.

Inspired by the early career of Dr. Phil, the legal drama follows Dr. Jason Bull (Weatherly), a consulting psychologist who combines human intuition and high tech data to learn what makes jurors, attorneys, witnesses and the accused tick. The cast also includes Freddy Rodriguez, Geneva Carr, Jaime Lee Kirchner, Annabelle Attanasio, and Christopher Jackson.

In the interview, Weatherly said he thinks the show is doing well but they are still “building the recipe”:

And the success of the show is really the key. People are always asking me [about its future], and I’m like, “Well, look, I know it’s not a disaster.” [Laughs] Some people think, “It’s still on?” while others are like, “It’s doing so great!” There’s a lot of very subjective stuff around television these days. The key is, “Is the show any good?” Is it holding water and making sense? And when you think of it as a viewer, do you understand what the promise of the show is? And are we delivering? We’re still building the recipe.”

He later added that he thinks the show definitely has a place on television:

The key thing to me is that this is a show about human behavior and understanding it as much as you can. “Why do people vote one way or the other?” couldn’t be a more relevant question to ask, and it doesn’t just come down to black hats and white hats. I was fascinated by the [presidential] election, and I continue to be. We’re all trying to understand the world we live in, and that world is one word — people. So, a show that’s about understanding people should have a place, an important place.”

I want Bull to continue because it is refreshing. I am tired of all of the reality shows.

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March 15, 2017 12:28 am

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Wendy

Totally agree!!!

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March 21, 2017 2:27 am

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Elaine

I’m with you on how nice it is to see a show that is good and entertaining.
I don’t watch the reality shows. How many of them are “real” Are they getting lots of money for lies?

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August 14, 2017 11:05 am

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Jae

Please keep Bull on the air – it’s a great show and Michael Weatherly is GREAT! Like all of the crew on the show but Michael shines – when you’ve got it you’ve got it and he has it.

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January 26, 2017 2:31 pm

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Wendy

Again, completely agree!!!

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March 21, 2017 2:28 am

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michelle forrest brooke

like the show, worth keeping

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January 5, 2017 8:22 pm

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Gloria Ryan

Please keep Bull. And Pure Genius on..our neighbors all get together to watch

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January 2, 2017 5:28 pm

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worthymagic

Even though I don’t watch it, I will be amazed if this show is cancelled. It goes head to head with This is Us and is CBS’s best new scripted show.

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January 2, 2017 5:00 pm

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FightOwensFight

I mean… Bull doesn’t come anywhere near the 18-49 demo This Is Us gets, but agreed… There’s no way they would cancel Bull, it’s getting NCIS like ratings and providing a uniqueand fresh perspective in a very tired genre of procedurals.